(c) 2019 AIDS United.5AIDS United - Press Release RSS Feed - 2014List of the Latest Press Releaseshttps://aidsunited.org/RssFeedGen.aspx?rss=pressrelease&catid=971-Year Blood Donation Deferral Policy a Step in the Right Direction, Still Needlessly Discriminates Against Gay and Bisexual MenThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it recommends replacing the outdated lifetime blood-donation ban for gay and bisexual men with a one-year deferral period ? requiring gay and bisexual men to be celibate for twelve months ? before being eligible to donate blood. While removing the lifetime ban is a step forward, even the one-year deferral continues to perpetuate discrimination against gay and bisexual men. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=1120'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=1120https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=1120Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT30 Community-Based Organizations in U.S South Receive Support for HIV Advocacy EffortsAIDS United awards $1.4 million as part of the Southern REACH grantmaking initiative. Thirty community-based organizations in the Southern United States have increased capacity to protect and advance the health, human rights and dignity of persons most affected by HIV/AIDS in the region, thanks to recent grants from AIDS United. With support from the Ford Foundation, AIDS United recently granted $1.4 million to organizations in the Southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=109'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=109https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=109Mon, 24 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMTAIDS United Elects Diverse Cohort of New TrusteesThe AIDS United Board of Trustees has elected four new members to join the Board, bringing the total number of Trustees to 18. AIDS United works through strategic grantmaking, capacity building, formative research and policy to end the AIDS epidemic within the United States. The new trustees broaden the representation of the diverse communities affected and infected by HIV and being a broad depth of experience in treatment access, the Affordable Care Act, HIV service delivery, policy, advocacy, and community relations. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=113'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=113https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=113Tue, 17 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTAIDS United Launches Instagram Promotion to Help Spread the Word About HIV Prevention in Young Gay MenTo encourage community-based organizations serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) people around the country to incorporate HIV prevention messaging for young gay and bisexual men into their work, AIDS United has launched an Instagram image promotion called ?#PrideInPrevention.? <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=114'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=114https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=114Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTAIDS United Releases ?Commit to Compliance? Toolkit for Non-Profits Receiving Federal FundsWashington, D.C. ? Toolkit inspired by requirements of AIDS United?s Social Innovation Fund grant for its Access to Care Initiative <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=108'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=108https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=108Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTAIDS United Senior Vice President Vignetta Eugenia Charles Appointed to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDSVignetta Eugenia Charles, PhD, Senior Vice President for AIDS United, has been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). Formed by Executive Order in June 1995, PACHA provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies related to HIV prevention, care and research. Members are selected for their particular expertise in, experience with, or knowledge of, matters concerning HIV and AIDS. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=116'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=116https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=116Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTAIDS United-Affiliated Leaders Honored by Planned Parenthood for Black History MonthWashington, D.C. ? Donna Crews, AIDS United Director of Government Affairs, and Deon Haywood, Executive Director of Women with a Vision (an AU grantee), each have been honored by Planned Parenthood for Black History Month as one of 98 Planned Parenthood Dream Keepers. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=106'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=106https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=106Wed, 12 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTAIDSWatch Organizers Honor Members of Congress for Dedication to Ending HIVAIDSWatch 2014 organizers will be honoring two retiring members of Congress who have been leaders in advancing public policy that helps to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=111'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=111https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=111Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTAU Receives Award from CDC for G2Zero Capacity Building Assistance ProjectThanks to an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AIDS United will be able to provide capacity-building assistance to community-based organizations (CBOs) around the country to help them better plan, implement, and sustain high-impact HIV prevention (HIP) interventions and strategies with HIV-positive and high-risk HIV-negative populations. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=110'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=110https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=110Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMTBristol-Myers Squibb Makes $1 Million Investment, Joining Johnson & Johnson to Support Sector Transformation for HIV/AIDS Service OrganizationsBristol-Myers Squibb commits $1 million to help AIDS service organizations navigate the new realities of health reform. The investment builds on founding support from Johnson & Johnson that launched the Sector Transformation Initiative at AIDS United in 2012. The Initiative helps HIV/AIDS service organizations integrate with the broader health care system to meet the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) using strategic grants, educational opportunities, and technical assistance. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=1119'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=1119https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=1119Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTDomestic Violence Affects Women Living with HIV at 2 Times National Rate; Trauma Increases Chances of Becoming Infected and Complicates TreatmentAIDS United hosts congressional briefing to raise awareness about and address the intersection of women, violence and HIV.Today, more than 1 in 3 women in the United States will experience significant physical or sexual violence in their lives, often perpetrated by current or former intimate partners, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sadly, the rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) and other trauma is even higher among women living with HIV. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=118'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=118https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=118Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTIntegrated Community Response Necessary to Address the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence and WomenA report released today from AIDS United about the outcomes of its February 2014 Technical Summit on Women, HIV, and Violence urges a two-pronged strategy to develop ?best practices? to serve women at-risk for and living with HIV who have experienced violence <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=112'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=112https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=112Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTLargest and Longest-Running HIV/AIDS Coalition Calls for Scale-Up of PrEPThe largest and longest-running national coalition of community-based HIV/AIDS organizations, the AIDS United Public Policy Committee (PPC) ? which covers jurisdictions that include more than two-thirds of people living with HIV/AIDS ? calls for the scale-up of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. PrEP, a breakthrough in biomedical HIV prevention, involves a once-daily medication that when taken as directed, reduces the risk of HIV infection by upwards of 90%. The PPC commits to raising awareness of and reducing barriers to full scale-up of PrEP as a critically important prevention tool for people faced with substantial risk of HIV infection. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=119'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=119https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=119Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTSyringe Access Fund Awards More $2 Million in GrantsWashington, D.C. ? The Syringe Access Fund (SAF), a collaborative funding initiative of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Irene Diamond Fund, Tides Foundation, and AIDS United, announced the award of 50 grants totaling $2.4 million for SAF?s Round Eight Grant Cycle, which runs through 2016. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=107'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=107https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=107Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTThe Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) is Presenting Sponsor of AIDSWatch 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2014) -- AIDSWatch organizers are thrilled to announce The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) as Presenting Sponsor for the two-day AIDSWatch 2015 program. It is the U.S.? largest constituent-based HIV advocacy event, bringing together hundreds of HIV advocates to Washington, D.C. from all around the country to educate members of Congress about the legislative priorities and resources needed to help bring an end to this epidemic. In tribute to Elizabeth Taylor?s legacy as an activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS, ETAF will help fund the event, which is organized by the Treatment Access Expansion Project (TAEP), AIDS United and the US People Living with HIV Caucus. AIDSWatch 2015 will take place April 13-14. <br/><i><a href='https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=117'>Click Here For More Information</a></i><br/><hr />2014https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=117https://www.aidsunited.org/news/?id=117Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT